Historical and Political Issues of India as Reflected in Rushdie`s Midnight`s Children

Bc. Dita Polcarová

Bachelor's thesis

Anotácia:

The aim of this thesis is to provide a brief insight into the historical and political development of India some time before and some time after the independence as reflected in Salman Rusdhie`s Midnight`s Children. This thesis compares the historical factc with the 'facts' depicted in Midnight`s Children as well as it describes and examines the features of post-colonial literatures. It focuses primarily on the difficulty in finding one`s identity and problems of self-determination of the Indians.

Abstract:

The aim of this thesis is to provide a brief insight into the historical and political development of India some time before and some time after the independence as reflected in Salman Rusdhie`s Midnight`s Children. This thesis compares the historical factc with the 'facts' depicted in Midnight`s Children as well as it describes and examines the features of post-colonial literatures. It focuses primarily on the difficulty in finding one`s identity and problems of self-determination of the Indians.

Keywords

Salman Rushdie, India, Midnight`s Children, magic realism, post-colonialism, British empire, oppression, post-colonial identity, post-colonial literatures

Jazyk práce: English

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 25. 8. 2008

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Obhajoba proběhla 4. 9. 2008
• Vedúci: PhDr. Lidia Kyzlinková, CSc.

Masaryk University

Faculty of Arts

Bachelor programme / odbor:
Philology / English Language and Literature